Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
We were blessed with our 3rd grandchild – and first granddaughter – this January. In keeping with my tradition of making rocking chairs for them I decided to go with a puppy dog this time. The body of the chair is made from butternut, a photo of a cocker spaniel inspired the quilted maple for the ears. While selecting the wood I noticed an interesting knot in the butternut that I incorporated as an 'easter egg' in the arm (last photo). Face pieces and ears are finished with dewaxed shellac, body is 3 coats of satin wipe-on poly. Also shown are the first two chairs, teddy bear and monkey. I used the Rockler teddy bear plans for all 3 with the monkey and puppy dog being customizations my wife and I came up with.